Ironing-board support.



No. 694,779. Patented Mar. 4. I902.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW J. PIOEHNER, or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

lRONiNG-BOARD SUPPORT;

SPECIFICATION forming part of- Letters Patent No. 694,7? 9, dated Marchat, 1902. Application filedOctober 21, 1901. Serial No. 79,423. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .1, ANDREW J. POEHNER,

a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing- BoardSupports, of which the following is a specification. n V,

This invention relates to certain improvements in supports forironing-boards and the like, and has for its object to provide a supportof this character of a simple and inexpensive nature and of a light,strong, and

durable construction-capable of being com- 5 pactly folded up when notin use, so as to cocupy a minimum of space, and adapted to be readilyand quickly unfolded to form a secure and rigid support for theironing-board.

The invention consists in certain novel feazo tures of the construction,combination, and

arrangement of the several parts of the improved ironing-board support,whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is madesimpler, cheaper,- aud otherwise better adapted and more convenient 3oto illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation showingtheimproved ironing-board support as it appears when unfoldedand inposition for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the support as itappears when folded Fig. 3 is a plan view of the im proved support,aportion of the ironing-board carried thereon being broken away inorderto show. the parts beneath it. Fig. 4 is a vertical section takenthrough the improved support in the plane indicated by line a, a in Fig.1.

the floor.

of a number of pieces suitably connected together. The base or frame 1is formed with an undercut guideway extended lengthwise along itscentral part, and in the opposite end portions of said guideway arearranged dovetail slides 2,adapted forendw'ise sliding moveeraldirection.

ment toward and away from each other. The body portions 3 of the slides2 are of reduced thickness; but the outer end portions thereof are of athickness sufficient to permit said outer ends to rest upon the floor,as indicated in Fig. 1, when the slides are drawn away from each otherand protrude beyond the ends of the base or frame 1. The base or framehas at its ends recesses for receiving said thicker outer ends of theslides when they are pushed toward each other, and'by this means whenthe support is folded up the ends of the slides are fiushwith the endsof the base or frame 1. The body portions 3 of the dovetail slides areslotted longitudinally, as I indicated at 4 in Fig. 3, and in theirslots are engaged pins or studs 5, carried on the base or frame 1 andadapted to-form stops to limit the endwise movement of the slides awayfrom each other. 1

At the corners of the base or frame 1 are upwardly-extendedlugs 6 6, andthe lugs at each end of the said base or frame are provided with boltsor pins whereou are pivotally held the lower ends of legs 7. The legs 7at each end'of the frame form a pair, which are connected at their upperparts by a crosspiece 8, which has a central bracketll, provided withforks, between which is pivotally held the upper end of a brace 10, thelower end of which has pivotal connection with a bracket or lug 9,carried on the outer end of I the slide 2 at that end of the base orframe. 'At one end of the frame the upper ends ofthe legs 7 are extendedup above the crosspiece 8 and near their extremities carry a bar or. rod12, the ends of which are journaled in the said legs, so that the bar orrod is adapted for turning or pivotal movement, and at :thfi center ofsaid bar or rod is arranged a bolt or pin 13, on the upper end of whichis pivotally held a cleat 14, secured to and extended transverselyacross the wider end of the ironing-board 15. By this means it will beseen that the ironin'g boardis adapted for pivotal movement in either avertical or lat- The upper ends 17 of the legs 7 at the other end of thebase or frame are also extended up above the cross-piece 8 and carry arung 16, on which the other free end of the ironing-board 15 is adaptedto freely rest, the upper extremities of said legs above said rung 16forming stops to prevent lateral movement of that end of theironing-board when rested upon the rung, so that when the board is inuse it cannot be accidentally pushed off the rung at its free end.

For holding the ironing-board folded upon the support when the device isfolded up, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, angular springcatches 18 areemployed, pivoted on plates 19, secured to the ends of the base or frame1 and adapted when the device is folded up to take over the edges" ofthe ironing-board near opposite ends thereof to hold the same securelyupon the base 1.

In using the improved support, when the same is folded up and it isdesired to unfold it the catches 18 are first disengaged from above theironing-board, after which the slides 2 at opposite ends of the frame orbase are drawn out from their guideway until they project from theopposite ends of the base or frame, as indicated in Fig. 1. This endwisemovement of the slides 2 will be possible only after the legs 7 areraised up from off the base or frame, and when such movement is effectedit acts to draw the braces 10 out of line with the legs 7 at their lowerends, so that the braces serve to securely and rigidly hold the legs intheir raised positions. The ironing-board 15, being pivotally connectedwith the legs at one end of the base or frame, will of course beautomatically raised off the base when the legs are raised, and its freeend will be engaged between the extended upper ends 17 of the other legs7 and rested upon the round 16, connecting said legs. Since the free endof .the board 15 is only rested loosely upon the rung 16, it is obviousthat it may readily be raised to permit garments to be passed around theboard, as is necessary for ironing skirts, shirts, &c., and this use ofthe board is greatly facilitated by the universal pivot connectionbetween the larger end of the board and the legs 7.

Vhen it is desired to fold the device up, it is only necessary to raisethe free end of the ironing-board 15 from off the rung 16 and to pushthe slides 2 toward each other in their guideway, so as to bring thebraces 10 into alinement with the legs '7, whereupon the legs are nolonger held upright, but are permitted to drop or fall freely to ahorizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 2, whereupon the folded devicemay be secure] y held in position by means of the spring-catches18,above described.

From the above description it will be seen that the improvedironing-board support is of an extremely simple and inexpensive natureand is especially well adapted for use, since it is adapted for rigidlyandsecurely supporting the ironing-board when in use and is also capableof being compactly folded up when not required for use. It will also beobvious from the above description that the device is capable ofconsiderable modification without material departure from the principlesand spirit of the invention, and for this reason I do not wish to beunderstood as limiting myself to the precise form and arrangement of theseveral parts of the device herein set forth.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. A support of thecharacter described comprising a base or frame, legs pivotally connectedtherewith and adapted to be raised and lowered and having their upperends adapted to support an ironing-board, slides movable on the base orframe, braces pivoted on the slides and having loose connection with thelegs for holding them in raised position, said braces having theirpivotal connections with the slides adapted, in the movement of saidslides, to be moved in and out of alinement with the pivotal connectionsof the legs with said base or frame and means to limit the movement ofsaid slides, substantially as set forth.

2. A support of the character described comprising a base having alongitudinal dovetail groove, legs pivoted on the base and adapted to beraised and lowered and having upper ends adapted to supportanironingboard, dovetail slides movable in the groove of the base andformed. with longitudinal slots, pins on the base engaged with saidslots to limit the outward movement of the slides,

and braces pivoted on the slides and having loose connection with thelegs for holding them in raised position, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 16th day of October, 1901.

ANDRE W J. POEHNER.

Witnesses JOHN ELIAS JONES, JOHN G. POEHNER.

